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Dr. Joseph Nemes is shown seated in front of the OneHealth staff gathered to help him celebrate his retirement on August 28. In addition to the staff there was a large turnout of well wishers from the community and other visitors as Dr. Joe completed his 24th year with the clinic. Dr. Joe told he signed a six-month contract planning to work only until the clinic administrators could find another doctor. He smiled as he said, "I never left."
Community members and colleagues shared stories and thoughts about Dr. Joe's retirement after 24-years of practicing medicine at the OneHealth medical clinics in Chinook and Harlem. At the event on the lawn of the former Sweet Medical Center, a setting appropriate for Dr. Joe's passion for outdoor activities, the Harlem native noted, "After medical school I signed a six-month contract to work at the Sweet Clinic until they could find a replacement doctor. I never left." He worked for a time with another doctor who earlier left the clinic.
Dr. Joe grew up in Harlem. After high school both he an...
